

For the money, though, I found TurboScan a little easier to use, and the printed images were noticeably lighter and more consistently clear.
#DIGITAL TEXT SCANNER PRO#
TurboScan and JotNot Pro are highly rated by iTunes users, and I liked them both. If you can export the document digitally, as with the Pro version, you can then retrieve it using a device that is wired to a printer. The only way to export a scan with the free version is to send it as a fax or print it - if, that is, you own a printer that connects to your device wirelessly. The free version of JotNot includes ads, which is both annoying and a waste of valuable space on an already small screen, but it is a good app for those who merely want to test out the category. You can pinch and zoom the page to get a closer look at words and phrases, and if you are scanning batches of pages, JotNot lets you build a multipage document. The text lay flat on the screen and, even with a few slightly blurry words, it was easy to read. Once the page was photographed, JotNot placed it into a frame with grid lines that I dragged across the image to orient the text horizontally. I grew weary of waiting for the app to take the photo automatically, and as a result I struggled to get a snapshot that was completely free of blurry words. JotNot’s free and paid versions include an image stabilization feature that snaps the photo only when the phone is perfectly still, but my hands failed to meet this standard.
#DIGITAL TEXT SCANNER SOFTWARE#
The software scans the image and lets you crop it before a version is created for sharing. You take a photo of a page, preferably in good light. The scanning process is fairly consistent, regardless of the app.
